General Motors has reached a stock purchase agreement to sell its loss-making Saab unit to Swedish luxury sports car manufacturer Koenigsegg Automotive.

US engineers have found a way to instruct a robot to find and deliver an item it may have never seen before using a laser pointer.

A lightweight laser-based communication and tracking system being developed in the UK could allow aircraft and satellites to transmit information to the ground more quickly and securely.

The Serious Fraud Office has informed Severn Trent Water that it is to be charged with offences concerning provision of false information to Ofwat.

Astronomer Martin Barstow, the only UK representative on NASA’s Hubble committee, is helping the novel ‘patch-up’ in space of the ageing telescope. Niall Firth reports.

The UK government has decided to axe the key technology supplier to its e-borders programme, citing a lack of confidence in defence giant Raytheon.

Researchers in Switzerland are working on an aerospace project that would put an end to time consuming trips to the airport.

Baroness Stedman-Scott, minister for women, has today (8 March) launched an initiative to level up employment opportunities for women returning to STEM roles.

Engineers are calling on the next government to commit to a long-term industrial strategy with engineering, innovation, research and manufacturing at its core.

Up to 1,100 positions are at risk at General Electric, which is looking to make savings across its UK GE Power business.